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"word": "dörej"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"note": "as a result of purposeful activity",
"sense": "an explosion",
"word": "robbantás"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "an explosion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "madhmadh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "an explosion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detonazione"
},
{
"alt": "ばくごう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bakugō",
"sense": "an explosion",
"word": "爆轟"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "an explosion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detonacja"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "an explosion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detonação"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "an explosion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detonare"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "an explosion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "explodare"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "an explosion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "explozie"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "an explosion",
"word": "detonație"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "detonácija",
"sense": "an explosion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "детона́ция"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzryv",
"sense": "an explosion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "взрыв"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "an explosion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detonación"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "an explosion",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "detonation"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "an explosion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "taniad"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mechanical engineering: engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines",
"word": "detonáció"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "mechanical engineering: engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines",
"word": "kopogás"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mechanical engineering: engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "detonacja"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"detonation"
],
"word": "detonation"
}
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